Friday, we came home to find my cat in a lethargic state and trying to cough up something that would not come out. We went to the vet with him and I told her that I thought my cat had swallowed something but not sure what it could be. My cat got into the laundry room yesterday morning, even though he is not allowed in there and I think might have ingested a used dryer sheet (He loves them). I caught him with them a few times before and am now careful at throwing them out right away and locking him out of the laundry area but not yesterday morning.
To get back to the vet visit, she checked his heartbeat, lungs and said everything seemed ok, other than him gagging and trying to throw up what he had swallowed. She told me to give him some hairball remedy and wet food to see if he could pass whatever he had swallowed. She said to come back if he was no better and they would X-Ray. He did not feel good until 5am Saturday morning but seemed fine afterwards (playing, eating, drinking...) until about 1pm (vet was closing) when he gagged a few times. I called her and she said to monitor what he was passing from both ends, vomitting, diarrhea and come back on Monday if still hadn't passed. I have tried to give him grass to help him vomit but it didn't work.
We are now Sunday and he is eating and drinking but still hasn't pooped since Friday and has had a spell of coughing this afternoon trying to pass whatever is bothering him. He is not as lively as before but better than Friday. He will play a bit and look for affection if you come to him. He will not come to us.
My cat has a tendency to eat various inedible things. He once ate a ribbon from a teddy bear and threw it up in a hairball two days later. It is worse than baby proofing a house for a child :-)
I'm still worried, as if it is a dryer sheet, wouldn't it be toxic for him? I just wanted to see if anyone has had the same experience.
Thanks.
To get back to the vet visit, she checked his heartbeat, lungs and said everything seemed ok, other than him gagging and trying to throw up what he had swallowed. She told me to give him some hairball remedy and wet food to see if he could pass whatever he had swallowed. She said to come back if he was no better and they would X-Ray. He did not feel good until 5am Saturday morning but seemed fine afterwards (playing, eating, drinking...) until about 1pm (vet was closing) when he gagged a few times. I called her and she said to monitor what he was passing from both ends, vomitting, diarrhea and come back on Monday if still hadn't passed. I have tried to give him grass to help him vomit but it didn't work.
We are now Sunday and he is eating and drinking but still hasn't pooped since Friday and has had a spell of coughing this afternoon trying to pass whatever is bothering him. He is not as lively as before but better than Friday. He will play a bit and look for affection if you come to him. He will not come to us.
My cat has a tendency to eat various inedible things. He once ate a ribbon from a teddy bear and threw it up in a hairball two days later. It is worse than baby proofing a house for a child :-)
I'm still worried, as if it is a dryer sheet, wouldn't it be toxic for him? I just wanted to see if anyone has had the same experience.
Thanks.